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H.R. 2656 111th Congress House

To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 Latest action June 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires any amounts remaining of a House Member's Representational Allowance after all payments are made for the year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, in fiscal years for which there is no federal budget deficit, to reduce the federal debt.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2656: To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2656/
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"H.R. 2656: To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2656/.
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H.R. 2656, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2656/.
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[H.R. 2656: To require amounts remaining in Members' representational allowances at the end of a fiscal year to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2656/)
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